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The Collected Poems Of Andrew Young
by Andrew Young
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- good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Rupert Hart-Davis, 1960. Hardcover. Good. 1960. Limited Edition. 219 pages. No dust jacket. Signed by the author. Quarter bound brown leather spine with marbled paper covered boards. Gilt lettering. Contains black and white wood engravings by Joan Hassall. Flat signed by author and illustrator to half title page. Copy no. 30 of 65 special edition copies bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Clean pages and wood engravings with light tanning and mild foxing throughout. More pronounced to free endpapers and pastedowns. Ownership plate stuck to front pastedown. Top textblock edge dyed gilt. Binding remains firm. Adhesive from ex libris plate has cause a surface tear to front endpaper. Several small brown spots to fore edge. Slight tear and creasing to inner edge of second leaf. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces and bumping to corners. Gilt lettering is bright and clear. Minor wear marks to boards. Slight scratches to rear of spine.
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- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1713170698MEP
- Title
- The Collected Poems Of Andrew Young
- Author
- Andrew Young
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Rupert Hart-Davis
- Date Published
- 1960
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Half Title
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- Plate
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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